Easy Tiger
Montreal’s own Easy Tiger released breakfast in bed, a fun summer jam with some 80s infused fun.
Genre: Indie Rock
breakfast in bed is best listened to when prepping the hangover breakfast of champions.
LEATHERS
When Shannon Hemmett isn’t busy with the band Actors, LEATHERS is her focus, a project that stands alone with the danceable Runaway.
Genre: Darkwave
Runway is best listened to on a week-end escape road trip.
Moira & Claire
We all know someone like Delaney’s Dad, a new one from Moira & Claire.
Genre: Folk Pop
Delayney’s Dad is best listened to when you are surrounded by haters.
Tash Sultana
Soon to visit the Montreal Jazz Festival stage, Tash Sultana released a rendition of Bon Iver’s Flume.
Genre: Insane Talent
Flume is best listened to when wondering what it be like to have siblings.
Rachel Bobbitt
Rachel Bobbitt released More, a song about pain and navigating the medical system that turns a blind eye.
Genre: Singer/Songwritter
More is best listened to as you grit your teeth, let the sounds wash your pain away.
Softcult
The band that can do no wrong in my eyes, tackled Nirvana and crushed it. Been A Son is fast and furious and would just crush it at a live gig.
Genre: Twingaze
Been A Son is best listened to when you need a shot of Testosterone.
New Monarch
A band formed by the pause caused by a Pandemic, New Monarch released a song about loss and grief. The Day You Left is like a baseball bat surrounded by fleece…soft and warm at times, hard-hitting throughout.
Genre: Rock
The Day You Left is best listened to after a bad breakup.
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical has reignited the Romance with an epic 6 minutes of The Foundations of Decay, which references 9/11, legacy and the challenges of getting older.
Genre: Emo Indie
The Foundations of Decay is best listened to while screaming at the top of your lungs.
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Uber for Cutie (I just modernized it) rereleased Roman candles, about the “crippling, existential bread that goes hand in hand with living in a nervous city on a dying planet.”
Genre: Indie Rock
Roman Candles is best listened to when you are ready to let go…of all the anxiety holding you down.
Måneskin
Eurovision winners Måneskin have released Supermodel based on the many characters they met while in L.A..
Genre: Glam Rock
Supermodel is best listened to while walking the catwalk at your local Winners.
Two Feet
Self-diagnosing Two Feet released ADHD.
Genre: Indie Rock
ADHD is best listened when you get…squirrel!…distracted.
Tami Neilson
A tumble weed is imagined rolling across your path as the first notes of Baby, You’re a Gun begin. The song explores the underestimation of strong women in our society, and the role they are expected to play.
Genre: Country & Soul
Baby, You’re a Gun is best listened to when you want to shoot the glass ceiling that is holding you back.
